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TV Critic's Corner - Bernie Sanders talks Greenland and Minneapolis on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Tuesday's interview marked the 19th time that the Vermont senator has appeared on "The Late Show."

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Meet Alexa Tarantino, the first woman to be a full-time member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra -- Tarantino will be the co-music director of the all-Ellington program "Duke in Africa" at Symphony Hall on Friday.

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Williamstown Theatre company won't return until 2027 -- The move not to produce this year is meant to allow the organization to continue to rethink its future after a period of radical change.

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Timothy Busfield ordered released from jail before sex abuse trial -- Busfield, who has been a fixture of the television and film industry since the 1980s, has been in a New Mexico jail since he turned himself in on Jan. 13.

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Odie Henderson: Rachel McAdams sends for help, plus more winter movies

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Chris Vognar: 10 new and returning shows to watch this winter

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Read more stories from our Winter Arts Guide

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RI ARTS -- 'Secret Mall Apartment' documentary is coming to Netflix -- The hit documentary, which enjoyed an exciting run at movie theaters across the country, will begin streaming on Netflix on Jan. 23.

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BOOK REVIEW -- Can anything save the soul of a tycoon? In 'Vigil,' George Saunders mines empathy, memory, and heart. -- We meet Jill Blaine first as she plummets toward K.J. Boone's Dallas mansion from "the elevation," a celestial perch where a few select dead usher their charges into the afterlife.

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Green Day to open 60th Super Bowl with anniversary ceremony celebrating generations of MVPs -- The NFL has announced that Green Day will kick off the 60th Super Bowl with an opening ceremony at Levi's Stadium.

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Ralph Towner, eclectic guitarist with the ensemble Oregon, dies at 85 -- As one reviewer put it, Mr. Towner on acoustic guitar "is a tiny orchestra unto himself."

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'Henry David Thoreau' argues the writer was more than his most famous work -- The new PBS docuseries, narrated by George Clooney and with Jeff Goldblum voicing Thoreau, delves into Thoreau's life.

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The HBO documentary 'Critical Incident' looks at a death, and a coverup, on the border -- The title sounds like it belongs to a generic action movie, but it's the name of a shadowy piece of government bureaucracy.

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Here are 10 of the best documentaries of 2025 -- Read on for Globe critic Odie Henderson's picks of the best documentaries of the year.

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Bernie Sanders was not like other mayors

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Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, has died in Rome

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Karen Winn's novel 'The Society' reveals fictional 'history and mystery' on Beacon Hill

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This week's TV: Ryan Murphy's 'The Beauty,' a Mel Brooks docuseries, and a new Patrick Dempsey drama

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Finn Wolfhard hosts 'Saturday Night Live,' A$AP Rocky performs

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Watching the first episode of 'The Sopranos' was like finding an undiscovered country

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50 fun things to do in and around Boston this winter

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A sanctuary for Black artists, born in the violent racial tumult of Boston's past, finally gets its day

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The Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City, and Robert Redford

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How accurate is HBO's hit drama 'The Pitt?' We asked local emergency room doctors and nurses to weigh in.

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'The Odyssey''s Penelope gets a cabaret show in Lyric Stage's 'Penelope'

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'Heated Rivalry' love nests: A look at Ilya's supposed Boston house and 'The Cottage'

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What is happening on MIT campus this weekend? We have a clue. Sort of.

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new thriller, plus more movies and TV shows to watch this weekend

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Celebrated recording artist John Forté dies at his home on Martha's Vineyard

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A lot of things can kill you, from the flu to misinformation about vaccines

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Alex Edelman comes to the Emerson Colonial, a Red Sox star in Somerville, and more news you might have missed

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Harry Styles announces first album in 4 years: 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.'

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